Volunteer of the Month Jesus Guzman has been a Citizenship Now! Volunteer Corps member since April of last year, when he took part in our annual call-in event. Since then Jesus has attended many citizenship events which he says helps increase his knowledge of immigration. He says the main reason for volunteering is that "Allan, all the CUNY staff and each volunteer helping at the event do it with love." He also loves baseball but, being new to New York he hasn't decided on a team yet. Mets or Yankees? Let's help Jesus decide, submit your choice in our poll when you read more about Jesus and our other Corps members!

Recent Events

CUNY Citizenship Now! recently held two Citizenship Application Assistance Events. On January 18, we held an event in Manhattan sponsored by Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez. We helped 67 participants out of which 43 completed their application for naturalization. The following week we went to Staten Island where we held another event sponsored by MOIA and CIti Community Development, part of NYCitizenship in Schools. At that event we assisted 34 participants in determining their eligibility and all but two people walked out with a completed application.Read More.

Volunteer Trainings RecapRecently we conducted several trainings for members of our Volunteer Corps. At the training held on Tuesday, January 29th, we had an overview of the Citizenship Works online tool. On February 4th and 6th we held two more trainings where we went over procedures for application assistance at our events. We thank all the volunteers who attended and we look forward to seeing their skills be put into practice at our upcoming events. If you are interested in attending a training and have yet to do so, feel free to contact us.

Unpacking the Legal Briefcase

Dual Citizenship

"Dual citizenship (or, dual nationality) means that a person is a citizen of two countries at the same time. Every country has its own laws and policies concerning dual nationality. The U.S. Government recognizes that dual nationality exists, but does not encourage it as a matter of policy. U.S. law does not mention dual nationality or require a person to choose one citizenship or another." (Source: Answers.USA.gov)Click here to learn more about Dual Citizenship and to learn about countries with clear laws about dual citizenship.

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I am a permanent resident. I was detained and placed in removal proceedings because of two old marijuana convictions. The immigration judge granted me cancellation of removal, giving me the chance to continue with my life here. I have been a permanent resident for 17 years and employed. I have no felony convictions. Can I become a U.S. citizen? Thank you.